Audhali

‘Audhali Sultanate
سلطنة العوذلي
State of the Federation of South Arabia

18th century–1967
Map of the Federation of South Arabia
Capital Zarah
Government Sultanate
Historical era 20th century
  Established 18th century
  Disestablished 1967

Audhali (Arabic: العوذلي al-‘Awdhalī or العواذل al-‘Awādhal), or the Audhali Sultanate (Arabic: سلطنة العوذلي Salṭanat al-‘Awdhalī), was a state in the British Aden Protectorate. It was a founding member of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South in 1959 and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia, in 1963. Its capital was Zarah.[1]

History

The date of the foundation of the Sultanate is uncertain. The `Awdhali Sultanate became a British protectorate in 1890. Its last sultan, Salih ibn al Husayn ibn Jabil Al Audhali, was deposed and his state was abolished in 1967 upon the founding of the People's Republic of South Yemen. The area is now part of the Republic of Yemen.

Rulers

The rulers of the `Awdhali Sultanate had the style of Sultan al-Saltana al-`Awdhaliyya.[2]

Sultans

See also

References

  1. Paul Dresch. A History of Modern Yemen. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000
  2. States of the Aden Protectorates

External links

Coordinates: 13°32′N 45°31′E / 13.54°N 45.52°E / 13.54; 45.52


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